jimob
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| Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies I have had the Lampi3 , last year had the Schiit Yggsdrasil with latest board ,Sold way to Neutral for sure notnatural warmth IMO ithe Lampi too warm not enough leading edge detail .the Holo springs 2 was good but a little laid back . The Gd aud... | |
| Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with If you can save just a bit you can get the excellent Coda Amplifier that is best in class without reservation no Amplifier I know of is even close in power supply ,dynamics and control.the Coda has a Potted sealed for low magnetic field a 3kva tra... | |
| New Speakers $10K -$20K If you want to try something different as well as special Spatial Audio Labs make a Exceptional open baffle speaker with the excellent Custom Beyma AMT tweeter-midrange driver with Nothing in the Xover path , only 2 capacitors and a inductor for ... | |
| Complete Proprietary Systems With over 40 years in Audio , No 1 company makes everything good ,buying amplifier,preamplifier,integrated amp very good 1 company very possible. Digital, turntables ,and Loudspeakers are a whole different animal and I search for specialists in t... | |
| Time for new Categories-This is directed to you Audiogon I do agree digital should have specific categories. | |
| PS auido Direct stream Dac This pS audio dac is being discontinued very soon which they will not tell you, a complete new model coming out.this is from a excellent source. Here is a excellent dac built better then the majority for under $2k very good . It beat my friends ... | |
| DAC upgrade suggestion Audio gd just look at the forums digital is supposed to run cool not gd ,they run hot and horrible distortion specs look at audio science forums and plenty other board failures thats why I bought a Denafrips runs cool and exceptional low distortion . | |
| Another discrete R2R Ladder Multibit Dac, this ones from Audio GD, their coming on strong. Very poor distortion ratings vs completion and run hot several said board fried .in R8,not good. | |
| DAC Denafrips Pontus 2 or AUDIO GD R8 2021 The problem on several units overheating for they run hot and horrible distortion rating just look on some of the forums and failed and users were blamed voided warranty. | |
| reviews on DAC AUDIO GD R8 I have seen several buyers online whose units overheated and fried the boards and the buyers were blamed and warranty voided , that's a scary thought. | |
| AUDIO-GD R8 DAC Several people have had digital boards over heat ,and then the company blamed the user , That’s a costly buy. | |
| Audio GD R8 MK2 DAC Forget I mentioned AudioGD I spoke with several in Europe and here in NY and because of the great heat they create being in class Heat digital boards shorted out and they blamed the owners for not venting the case ,onl6 1 month old in som3 cases w... | |
| The Luxman L-595A SE integrated is coming. Waay over priced Luxman and colored ,I have heard the previous flagship as well as Pass 60 inti can say with total confidence the exceptional Coda CSIB integrated has many things other don’t starting with a huge potted transformer and 3kva which ... | |
| Why do we want to distortions? Tubes when they do distort its smoother even order harmonics most solid state are odd harmonics . That being said mosfets, bipolar, Jfets have tube like characters . Tubes do add bloom Especially specific power tubes like 300 Bs but have excellen... | |
| Open Baffle Opinions - I Won't go back to Boxed Speakers Evr Again (maybe....) I have owned 2 Spatial audio labs speakers ,and currently saving for the Exceptional X3s. They have a great minimal Xover only 3 parts, the CustomBeyma AmT midrange-Tweeter,is excellent and there is no Xover in the critical midrange from 1k on up ... |